College Honors Program
Date of Creation
5-19-2017
Document Type
Thesis
First Advisor
Charles H. Anderton
Abstract
Costa Rica is one of the few developed countries in the world to be completely demilitarized. In the first chapter, this thesis explores why the country decided to demilitarize and how effective their demilitarization has been. Further statistical analysis is applied in Chapter 2 to determine the effect military spending has on growth in Latin America. With Costa Rica experiencing great stability and growth following their demilitarization and the statistical analysis showing military spending to have a negative impact on growth in Latin America, the third and final chapter explores other Latin American countries that could benefit from demilitarization.
Recommended Citation
Buscone, Patrick, "The Demilitarization of Costa Rica" (2017). College Honors Program. 10.
https://crossworks.holycross.edu/honors/10
Included in
Defense and Security Studies Commons, Latin American Studies Commons, Military History Commons, Peace and Conflict Studies Commons, Political Economy Commons
Comments
Presented at the 2017 Academic Conference